Whananaki bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.52° S 174.48° E

Whananaki bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
16.3° C
0.7° 

Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today (16 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 11PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)--
Afternoon (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)14s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
E
14
0.3
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
14
0.6
E
18
0.6
E
17
0.7
E
17
0.8
ESE
16
0.8
ESE
16
0.8
ESE
16
0.8
ESE
16
0.8
ESE
15
0.8
ESE
15
0.9
ESE
15
0.8
ESE
14
0.7
ESE
14
0.7
ESE
14
0.7
ESE
14
0.6
ESE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
37
40
63
222
215
270
346
329
324
320
300
288
305
280
215
215
213
160
Wind (km/h)
5
S
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:52PM2.28m
9:11AM2.07m
9:43PM2.27m
10:04AM2.04m
Low Tide
3:11AM0.11m
3:25PM-0.01m
4:03AM0.10m
4:15PM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:29
 mm
Temp °C
18
16
14
13
13
13
13
14
16
14
12
11
11
11
11
13
14
12
11
Feels °C
17
15
12
11
11
12
12
11
14
12
10
9
9
9
9
10
11
9
8
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